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Time to capture while forcing flash to fire, zoom lens at wide-angle position.

Continuous AF

0.414 second

This mode usually shows no speed increase with our static subject; we have no way to measure performance with moving subjects.

Manual Focus

0.341 second

For most cameras, shutter lag is less in manual focus than autofocus, but usually not as fast as when the camera is "prefocused".

Prefocused

0.139 second

Time to capture, after half-pressing
and holding shutter button.

Full autofocus shutter response is slightly better than average at both wide angle and telephoto, at 0.42s and 0.53s respectively, but noticeably slower than the P7100 which tested at 0.27-0.28s. Enabling the flash increased shutter lag to an average of 0.49 second as a result of flash metering preflashes, this time faster than the P7100's 0.59s. Continuous AF lag is 0.41s, and manual focus lag is 0.34s. "Prefocusing" the camera by half-pressing and holding down the shutter button before the final exposure results in a lag time of 0.139 second which is quite a bit slower than the P7100's 0.019s, but still reasonably quick.

Cycle Time (shot to shot)

Single Shot mode
Large Fine JPEG

1.51 seconds

Time per shot, averaged over 20 shots.

Single Shot modeRAW

3.25 seconds

Time per shot, averaged over 20 shots.

Single Shot modeRAW + L/F JPEG

3.56 seconds

Time per shot, averaged over 20 shots.

Early shutter
penalty?

No

Some cameras don't snap another
shot if you release and press the shutter too quickly in Single Shot
mode, making "No" the preferred answer.

Single-shot cycle times are fair for large/fine JPEGs at 1.5 seconds, but slow at 3.3 for RAW and 3.6 for RAW + L/F JPEG files, though the camera does seem to capture frames continuously at this rate. (That is, given a fast enough memory card, it doesn't have to pause every few frames to wait for the card to catch up.)

The Coolpix P7700's continuous mode is however quite fast for its class, capturing large/fine JPEGs at 8.9 frames per second, RAW files at 8.8 fps, and RAW+L/F JPEGs at 8.9 fps, though buffer depth is limited to 6 frames in all three cases. This is slightly faster than Nikon's spec of 8 fps and much faster than the P7100's 1.2-1.5 frame rate.

The Nikon P7700's flash takes 3.4 seconds to recharge after a full-power shot, which is pretty good.

Connected to a computer or printer with USB 2.0, download speeds are pretty good.

Bottom line, the Nikon Coolpix P7700's performance is mixed. Mode switching is slow, autofocus is slightly better than average, and burst mode is fast, though buffer depth is shallow.

Battery Life

BatteryAverage battery life for a lithium-ion design.

Operating Mode

Number of Shots

Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery,LCD Monitor
(CIPA standard)

330

The Nikon Coolpix P7700 uses a custom rechargeable lithium-ion battery for power, and ships with a charger. Battery life is about average for its class, but we still recommend you pick up a spare battery and keep it freshly charged and on-hand for extended outings especially since there's no optical viewfinder to save battery life when you're running low.

The table above shows the number of shots the camera is capable
of (on a fully-charged rechargeable battery as appropriate), based on CIPA
battery-life and/or manufacturer standard test conditions.